Snuff tubes uncovered at Chavin de Huantar in Peru reveal how leaders used mystical experiences to cement their power.

“Someone who has the boldness and the charisma of John Paul II, someone who has the clarity and the sharpness of Benedict XVI, and someone who has the shepherd’s heart of Francis,” he said.

The prelate celebrated, and delivered the homily at, the second-to-last Mass held in mourning for the Holy Father, who passed ...

Their faith was based on such a strong and personal experience of Christ, dead and risen, that they were not afraid of ...

Experts say there isn’t a single front-runner, but several names have been cited as indications of the direction the Roman Catholic Church might take. By The New York Times A new Roman Catholic ...

He prayed that his historic papacy can help the Catholic Church be a beacon illuminating "the dark nights of this world". Dressed in relatively simple white and gold vestments, the former Cardinal ...

At 70-years-old, Italian Cardinal Pietro Parolin is one of the favorites. Under Pope Francis, he was the Vatican’s Secretary of State and Head of the Roman Curia, the Church’s central administration.

Catholic and Mayan symbolism mingled at a simple altar where deacon Juan Pérez Gómez officiated service in Tsotsil.

A double-sided preparatory sketch by Norman Blamey, OBE, (1914-2000) for the mural at St. Luke's Church, Leagrave, near Luton will be going up for auction in Shropshire in July. Did you know with an ...

The love of mothers is well represented among the 150 works in the Church’s 13th International Art Competition.